Get Stronger and Faster With This 5-Day Workout Routine

Every athlete wants to gain strength and improve his or her speed. Various sports make different demands on the body, so different training programs are prescribed and implemented. However, the following five-day workout routine will work for all athletes, regardless of gender or sport.

All athletes need fundamental strength and speed to compete. This can only be achieved through a progressive routine that includes basic exercises to develop your base of strength, speed and power. These are essential qualities of general athleticism. If you enhance them, you will improve at your sport. Once you develop a base, you can advance to workouts that develop specific skills you need to perform at a high level.

Every athlete wants to gain strength and improve his or her speed. Various sports make different demands on the body, so different training programs are prescribed and implemented. However, the following five-day workout routine will work for all athletes, regardless of gender or sport.

All athletes need fundamental strength and speed to compete. This can only be achieved through a progressive routine that includes basic exercises to develop your base of strength, speed and power. These are essential qualities of general athleticism. If you enhance them, you will improve at your sport. Once you develop a base, you can advance to workouts that develop specific skills you need to perform at a high level.

For best results, repeat this program for six weeks. The program works best for athletes who have some training experience, but who are not yet advanced athletes (e.g., freshmen or sophomores in high school).

Day 1 - Upper Body

Perform 5 sets of 5 reps of each exercise, using a weight that's difficult but not impossible.

Brian Smith
- Following his collegiate and professional baseball career, Brian Smith has spent over nine years coaching at every level of collegiate baseball—D-I, D-II, D-III, NAIA and JUCO. He received his Master's degree in Sports Science with a concentration in Sports Management through the United States Spor
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